Frankfurt vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
759K
12.5M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 86% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2040th and 5167th ($1902 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 38th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Moscow

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Frankfurt Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$10868

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517